Lumière by Maynard Williams MOSLEM WOMEN OF BETHLEHEM IN THE TEMPLE AREA AT JERUSALEM

The high tarboosh is worn by married, the simple veil by unmarried, women. In the background rises the Dome of the Rock.

In Jerusalem is a large community of Bokharan Jews, refugees from Russian Turkestan, who brought from the land of their nativity richly brocaded robes.

Lumière by Maynard Williams
A REBECCA WHO KNOWS THE VALUE OF A VEIL

This Jewess of Bokhara borrowed from fellow refugees a costume that made her
a charming picture.

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Lumière by Maynard Williams A PERIPATETIC SODA FOUNTAIN IN THE WALLED CITY

Two clinking cups advertise the shop. The smaller pitcher contains rinsing water for the glasses; the cooling drink is in the larger one.